Archive for July, 2013

Playing A Little Pepper… As mentioned in an earlier post, Matt Moore is going on the DL with elbow soreness. For the time being, this is not a huge deal for the rotation. The Rays have four days off in the next two weeks and can go to a 4-man […]

Today is the trade deadline and the Rays have already made one trade, acquiring Jesse Crain from the White Sox two days ago. On this page, we will keep tabs on all the rumors out there today involving the Rays. If it is whispered, it will be here. If a […]

The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. RAYS 5, Diamondbacks 2 (boxscore) THE GOOD: Attendance. On the same night that we learned the TV ratings have been strong, 17,402 showed up at the […]

Joe is back with his postgame thoughts… It’s one thing for David Price to mow down opponents. It’s another thing for Hellboy to stymie opposing hitters. But you know the stars are aligned for you when Roberto Hernandez is one swing away from a complete-game shutout. Just what in the […]

Playing A Little Pepper… The Rays now have the best record in the AL (tied with the A’s) and the most wins in baseball (tied with A’s and Red Sox)…The Rays have won 10 straight series (last night’s game was considered a series). That is the longest streak in baseball […]

A week ago, the Rays had their highest-rated game of the season when Sun Sports drew an 8.8 rating (approximately 159,000 households) for their Monday night matchup against the Red Sox. Since then, the ratings have remained strong. According to a source with Sun Sports, seven of the Rays’ ten […]

We already showed you Sam Fuld’s amazing game-saving double-play in the 8th inning of last night’s game. But you haven’t really seen it until you also hear Dave Wills’ call. A hint of disappointment at first. Then he leveled it out and started a crescendo that started to peak when […]

The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. RAYS 2, Red Sox 1 (boxscore) THE GOOD: David Price. He might be the best pitcher in the AL right now. That is all…Sam Fuld. I’m […]